Jalpaiguri, Aug 4: The life of workers at the Raipur
Tea Estate is in a miserable state, to say the least. The
management has abandoned them after July 4 and locked up the
factory.
It was some relief when, Spandan, a local
NGO, visited the garden workers with doctors, medicines and
baby food. The workers came in large numbers for a check-up.
It was found that they were suffering from malnutrition, malaria
and gastro-enteritis.
The Block Development Officer of Jalpaiguri
also made a surprise visit to the garden with his staff members
and heard to some complaints by the workers regarding their
wretched condition.